Episode 3351: RIP Ricky, Donovan Beaten In Belfast, Ireland Lose To France In RWC QF

Two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton, who was one of the best-known and most loved fighters of his generation, has died at the age of 46.

Gavan Casey of the42 is in studio today along with Mike Costello, who was working at all the big Hatton fights in Vegas.

We also analyse Paddy Donovan’s rematch against Lewis Crocker in Belfast; despite two knockdowns Donovan thought he’d done enough to win the fight, as did the DAZN commentators, but Crocker edged it on two of the judges’ scorecards.

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Plus there’s Aoife O’Rourke winning world gold in Liverpool, Terence Crawford creating history in beating Canelo Alvarez and we look back at a narrow defeat for Ireland in the Rugby World Cup QF.

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